Brandon Taylor - Minor Black Figures

We're so excited to host Brandon Taylor in the bookshop for a discussion of his most recent novel, Minor Black Figures. Taylor is a celebrated author, known for his debut, Booker Prize nominated novel Real Life, and his 2022 short fiction collection Filthy Animals.Join us in person or online for one of this century's most accomplished authors, for a book that's been drumming up buzz since its release in March. Doors will open at 6:45pm for a 7pm start time. Brandon will be signing books after the talk.About Minor Black Figures:Over a hot summer in New York a painter falls for a priest, in this captivating modern love story from the Booker-Prize shortlisted Brandon TaylorWyeth is a newcomer to New York, a young Black painter who is trying to find his place in the contemporary Manhattan art scene. He shares a studio with his friends and earns money working for a gallery and an art restorer but he’s struggling with his portrait painting, unable to truly capture the life of his subjects.Then he meets Keating, a white former priest struggling with his faith. The two men seemingly have nothing in common, and yet Keating shows Wyeth how to see the world anew. The hot summer progresses, filled with art openings, walks around the city, and Wyeth’s search for a long-forgotten Black artist. But as the men grow closer, the differences between them become more stark, until Wyeth and Keating must decide what they are willing to risk – for art and for love.